Introduction 11
1
Introduction
This guide contains information to help you install Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator on managed systems. A managed system has supported
instrumentation agents installed that allow the system to be discovered and
polled for status through Server Administrator.
Server Administrator provides
easy-to-use management and administration of local and remote systems
through a comprehensive set of integrated management services. For more
information on Server Administrator, see "Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator".
This document also contains information on installing and using the Remote
Enablement feature of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. It contains
information on using the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server
to manage remote systems. The Remote Enablement feature is currently
supported on Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server, Red
Hat Enterprise Linux, Suse Enterprise Linux, VMware ESXi, ESX, and Citrix
XenServer 5.6 operating systems.
In addition, this guide provides information and instructions for configuring
your systems before and during a deployment or upgrade. The following
topics are covered in this document:
• Dell OpenManage Security
• Setup and Administration
• Deployment Scenarios for Server Administrator
• Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating
Systems
• Installing Dell OpenManage Software On Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Core and Microsoft Hyper-V Server
• Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating
Systems
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